02687nam a2200301 a 450000100080000000500110000800800410001910000170006024500930007726000370017030000110020750001520021852017450037065000160211565000160213165000100214765000170215765000230217465000230219765300210222065300210224165300230226265300140228565300200229965300310231970000160235070000190236612988342008-07-18       2001    bl uuuu     u01u1 u    #d1 aCUNHA, G. R.  aApplications of climate forecasting for better decision-making processes in agriculture.  aPasso Fundo: Embrapa Trigoc2001  a327 p.  aThe contribution from the 12th Regional Climate Outlook Forum for Southeastern South , America, held in Passo Fundo, RS, Brazil, April 24-25, 2001.  aList of contributors; Introduction; Overview of regional climate outlook fora for southeastern South America; Draft executive summary of the review of regional climate outlook forums"held in Pretoria, South Africa, 16-20 october 2000; The IRI`s precipitation predictions for 2001 for Southeastern South America, and how they were developed; Climate simulation and assessment of predictability of rainfall in the Southeastern South America region using the CPTEC/COLA atmospheric model; On the relationship between skill (ex-post) and statistical significance (ex-ante) for and ensemble of regional-seasonal rainfall forecasts issued by IMFIA-UR (Uruguay); Potential applications of climate forecast to water resources management in South America; INMET: Synonymous of technological progress in the brazilian meteorology; Applications in agriculture; Forecast applications in agriculture: approaches, issues, and challenges; El Niño-Southern oscillation and climate forecasts applied to crops management southern Brazil; Activities aimed to improve public perception about the relationship between climate forecasting and farm management in southern Brazil; Impacts of El Niño and La Niña on agricultural production in southern Brazil and the use of climate forecasts in agrilculture; Summary activities related to the assessment of ENSO impacts and the application of ENSO - based climate forecasts in the agricultural sector of Argentina; El Niño, La niña, southern oscillation an its impacts on wheat and barley crops in Brazil; Agrometeorology in Brazil; Agrometeorology in Brazil and its contributions; Agrilcultural zoning: reducing the risks of agriculture and providing trustworthy pointers for sustainable regional development.  aagriculture  aAgricultura  aClima  aMeteorologia  aPrevisão do Tempo  aTomada de Decisão  aAgrometeorologia  aClimate forecast  aClimate prediction  aCongresso  aDecision-making  aSoutheastern south America1 aHAAS, J. C.1 aBERLATO, M. A.